Bridge approach discussed at conference with city leaders
Kennebec bridge directors reviewed proposed changes to Front and Vine streets to the new approach, including elevations, grade limits, and access to Depot Square. The meeting, with mayor and aldermen, approved plans and postponed action on some steps, while outlining coordination with engineers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Bridge
Front Street
Vine Street
Commercial Street
Depot Square
Federal Building
Front
Vine Streets
Aldermain
Harbor View
Stephen Litchfield
Gidden
Elmer W. Rogers
Gilmore
Child
F. W. Carlton
Ernest L. McLean
Augusta
Col
Ernest A. Robbins
Camden
Charles H. Tunes
Saco
Charles Murray
Bangor
Edwin T. Clifford
Winthrop
Vaul 1
Sargent
the Foundation Co
Frank G. Ashton
New York
Robert B. Alsop
J. A. L. Waddell
Charles K. Allen
W. G. Williams
George S. Williams
Central Maine Power Co
Ralph W. Bragg
Herbert L. Grinnell
Oscar FF. Williams
Board of Highways and Sewers of
Bath
Foundation Car
Engineers
Carlton
Caisson
Bed Rock
Bradford Belanger Returns From Visit To Quincy
Bradford Belanger has returned from a few days visit to Quincy Massachusetts and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Belanger
Quincy
Mass
Early Blizzard Hits Bath Area With Deep Snow
Bath and statewide shivered under a strong north wind and a deep snow cover that began Sunday afternoon. Snowdrifts piled eight to ten inches with some spots deeper while streetcars ran on time and snow plows cleared walks for the first time this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Whcch
Kennebec
Mallet Promises to Improve Farm Animal Care
Robert H. Mallett of Hardings pleaded not guilty in police court to cruelty to animals after neighbors complained. Judge Rousseau adjourned for a week while Chief Edwards oversees quick follow ups. Mallett claimed improvements began after Edwards left with two men and promised more while citing poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Mallett
Hardings
Joseph H. Rousseau
Edwards
Brunswick
Bath
Mallett
Rousseau
Malett
Salome Mallett
Fire damages bakery as heavy smoke hampers entry
William Mann's bakery at Center and Washington streets suffered a fire Tuesday morning after box 45 called out the department. Firemen pried doors, found bricks dropped from the bilge oven letting grease-smoke feed the blaze. chemical hose later extinguished the smouldering ceiling.
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William Mann
So Center Street
Box 45
Center and
Washington Streets
Bathman Receives Call During Lancaster Revival
The Rev TH Holbrook and Rev Dr Henry W Stough led revival meetings in Lancaster Pennsylvania drawing 2000 nightly. During the stay Holbrook received a call to the First Baptist church in Sharon Virginia. Mrs Frank A Stoall returns home after visiting Cambridge and May with Mrs Charles Hathaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FL Holbrook
Bevih
Henry W. Stough
Lancaster
Lew Churches
Holbrook
First Baptist Church
Sharon
Frank A. Stoall
Washington Street
Cambridge
Mays
Charles Hathaway
Bath Commander Safe After Hard Voyage in Gales
The Barnes family of 69 Russell Street endured a week of fear as the schooner Horace A Stone, carrying lumber and captained by Bath resident Sylvester Barnes, faced severe gales between Quebec and New York. A report on Friday said the vessel drifted with sails lost and anchors gone. By Monday, the Horace A Stone was found in tow by a revenue cutter after being driven off the Massachusetts coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Russell Street
Sylvester Barnes
Bath
Atlantic
New York
Hamburg
Germany
Port Maria
Quebec
Santa Claus
New England
Associated Dress Dispatch
Horace A. Stone
Massachusetts
Campbella
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Coast Guard
Colonial Club Plans Its Christmas Tree in Bath
The Colonial club will provide its annual Christmas tree for Bath’s poor children with gifts toys clothing candy and fruit. Distribution occurs Christovis morning as members discuss an inter club tournament with Portland clubs or Port land country club and appoint a committee to decide. An additional ten dollar YMCA fund appropriation plus new members and transfers were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Bath
Christovis
Pres. Williams
Allin ‘Spear
Francis FE. Parry
Dunk Paeteh
Mark W. Hennessey
Chester S. Kingsley
Parker B. Lewis
Edwin TH
Y. M. C. A. Fund
Albert. &. Noyes
James EF. Little
Ro Forrest Higgins
Active
Harold V. Fielding
Sky Pilots
Bath Folk Pay 4000 for New Overshoes
Bath residents spent nearly 4000 on overshoes and rubbers after a weekend sales surge. The Bath market sold over 25 pairs at about 4 dollars each, with figures adjusted to ensure accuracy. George Fallie of New York arrived to review the Foundation Co. work on the Bennebec bridge project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
George Fallie
New York
Namiger
The
Foundation Co
Bennebec Bridge
Official Vote of the State Announced for Gould Victory
The official plurality for Arthur R. Gould, elected Nov 29 to replace the late Bert M. Fernald, was 48,273. Gould totaled 79,498 votes to Redman’s 31,225, with the governor and council announcing the completion of returns Saturday. Secretary Ball certified Gould’s election as he is in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Gould
Fulton J. Redman
United States
Bert M. Fernald
Gould
Redman
Elections Committee
Frank W. Ball
Washington
Alaska Story Shared At Bath Rotary Luncheon
Corporation Counsel Walter S. Glidden spoke at Bath Rotary about Alaska's vast size Alaska’s coast line and key fisheries including the Pribilof Islands he traced the sealing industry history and treaty effects and noted salmon challenges while inviting further discussion. AJ C. Gorham of Boston represented Vacuum Oil as a guest. Next week writer Richard Matthews Hallet will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Glidden
Bath Rotary
Phoenix
Lridgham
Francis FE. Parry
Glidden
Alaska
Wallace HH. White
Committee On
St. Louis
AJ C. Gorham
Boston
The
Vacuum Oil Co
Richard Matthews Hallet
Boothbay
Thlarber
Saturday Evening Post
Rev Carey Loses Brother In Salem Accident
Reverend Robert T. Carey pastor on Corliss street Salem Mass loses brother Orrin W Carey 64 of S Pearl street in a hit and run near his home Saturday night Orrin dies Monday after hospital care in Salem. Funeral arrangements noted with Essex lodge Old Fellows and Star King masons memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Carey
Corliss Street
Sapirsehnreh
Salem
Mass
Orrin W. Carey
S Pearl Street
Salem Hospital
Carey
Mr. Carey
Bath
Frank R. Carey
Springfield
Frank Sheehan
Josephine Carey
Essex Lodge of Old Fellows
Star King Lodge of
Masons
Solar Lodge Masons Elect Officers at 122d Annual Meeting
The Solar Lodge of Masons elected its officers for the 122nd annual meeting including Luther S S Thompson as worshipful master Roy B Shackford senior warden Jason A Merrill junior warden Fred D Hid treasurer Harry K Litchfield secretary Henry G Hodgdon Oscar F P Williams and Arthur H Price with Sanford B Nickerson named on the house committee Master Nickerson will be the instilling officer The text notes Miss Lillian Lewin of High street visiting Portland for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge of Masons
Luther S&s. Thompson
Roy BF. Shackford
Jason A. Merrill
Fred D. Hid
Harry Kek. Litchfield
Henry G. Hodgdon
Oscar FP. Williams
Arthur H. Price
Sanford B. Nickerson
Nickerson
Shipping Boards Annual Report Handed Congress
The Shipping Board reported a reduction of 350 ships and 1,671,800 deadweight tons in the government fleet by June 30, 1920, sold to private interests for operation and scrapping. Losses of the Emergency Fleet Corp fell over 60 percent from 1925 to 1926, with gains from better operations and ship sales shaping a transition to a privately owned merchant marine.
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Congress
The
Shipping Board
Thxnud
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Shipping Bord
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Vest Office Department
Sea Service
Vpage
Clergymen and locals greet friends in Bath letter
Rev W Folsom, now in Washington for winter, writes of meeting old friend George W Johnson and his wife upon arriving Thursday evening. He notes the comfort of home faces in a city full of strangers as Edward Biggin returns to East Boothbay Tuesday after a Bath weekend on Chestnut Street.
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Bath
Edward Biggin
East Boothbay
Chestnut Street
Tracey’s Bangor fame tied to Wilkinson case death
The Bangor policeman Tracey who hunted Daniel Wilkinson, last Maine state prison execution, is recalled. Wilkinson’s Bath murder in 1885 led to abolition of capital punishment, with Tracey’s front on the waterfront arrest at Bath, his later biography, and enduring rumors of an unexecuted killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denns
Tracey
Bangor
Daniel Wilkinson
Maine State Prison
Wilkinson
Bath
William Lawrence
Commercial Street
Thaniel
Gould
George F. Jackson
Front
Broad Streets
Bangor Department
State
Thomaston
Navy
Thorne’s Head
Lawrence
Tanger
Good Intent
Maine Central
Railroad Street
Canadian Northwest
Maine
Joseph S. Sesur
Augusta
Hallowell
Seguro
Texas
Lake
Cobbosseecontee
Maine Infantry Volunteers
Bonger
Bull Run
Antietam
Applesauce Delight Impresses Bath Chautauqua Audience
A Bath crowd enjoyed Barry Connor's Applesauce at People's church. Watron DeCardo as Bill McAllister and Margaret Arnold led a four-actor cast praised for strong, clean comedy and convincing, varied roles. The production, tied to a coal magnate uncle plot, drew universal praise and NY Chicago acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Amusement and Educational Corporation
Barry Connor
Capital
Watron DeCardo
Margaret Arnold
Marie H. Milles
Lyles Wells
Applesauce
Bill McAllister
Lyles Z. Wells
Mr. Wells
Villian
New York
Chicago
Mrs Sewall Heads to New York to Visit Daughter
Mrs William J D Sewall of Washington Street leaves Monday for New York to spend several days with her daughter Mrs John K Jayne. She will be joined Thursday in New York by Mr Sewall who is in Texas with a party of directors of The Texas Corp examining the corporation's property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William JD. Sewall
Washington Street
New York
John K. Jayne
Sewall
Texas
The
Texas Corp
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Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Center Street
Bathman
Pennsylvania
Rotary
Corporation
R. H. Carey
Salem Grocer
Solar Lodge Masons
Lillian Lewin
Igh Street
Portland
Bath Police
Johnson Bros Co
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